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Big bass along New Jersey shoreline

Anglers chasing bass along the Jersey shoreline have been landing nice-sized fish as evidenced by the 47-pound cow caught at the Shrewsbury Rocks by Al Bowen on Sunday and weighed at the Great Kills Yacht Club.

Closer to home, bass, blues and fluke are showing around the Island, and sea bass, cod and ling are showing on the offshore wrecks. Fluke fishermen say short fluke are being caught and released locally along with some keepers.

From Joe at Michael’s Bait and Tackle in Great Kills, we learn good numbers of bass are showing at Shrewsbury Rocks and along the edges of Ambrose Channel, and lots of bluefish are showing at the mouth of the harbor.

The beaches are producing mostly blues during the day and better bass action after the sun goes down. Fluke with some keepers mixed in are showing around the Island. The offshore wrecks are producing sea bass and ling.

Paul at Great Kills Bait and Tackle says Raritan Bay is producing bluefish action and some bass during the day and better bass action at night. Fluke are showing along the channel edges and on the flats. Good numbers of bass are showing along Ambrose Channel, on Romar Shoal and off Breezy Point during daylight hours.

Phyllis at Aunt Phyllis’ Bait Shop, Midland Beach, reports bass, blues and fluke are keeping regulars fishing from South and Midland beaches and off the Ocean Breeze Fishing Pier happy.

From Patty at Scags Bait and Tackle, New Brighton, we learn plenty of fish are showing with the waters off the Terrace producing mostly bass, some bluefish, and a handful of fluke.

Anglers fishing from the St. George Fishing Pier over the weekend enjoyed good bluefish action and also landed some fluke and bass. On the fresh water scene, Patty reports anglers fishing Silver Lake with night crawlers and small plastic worms are enjoying good bass action. Pickerel are showing at Eibs and Brady’s ponds.

Captain Mike Romeo of the Great Kills Harbor-based Atlantis Princess, reports fluke action has been good with Tommy Dorocco landing three keepers to 4.5-pounds and taking Saturday’s pool.

The Friday and Saturday night bass and bluefish trips produced good action close to home on bunker chunks. The Princess sails daily for fluke with trips scheduled at 8 a.m. and again at 1 p.m. every day except Thursday. The vessel also sails on Friday, Saturday and Sunday night for bass and blues at 7 p.m.

Captain Rob Skonieczny of Outcast Charters reports sea bass fishing from New Jersey is off to a good start. Saturday’s fishing was a grind, with fares landing a mix of sea bass to 5.5-pounds, cod and ling.

On Sunday mostly sea bass, and ling were landed by the six anglers aboard. Again, the sea bass were sizeable weighing up to 3.5-pounds. Charters are also sailing for striped bass.